Alabama A&M University Women's Track & Field
Alabama A&M University fields a women's track & field team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 79 players, below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $310,014, well below the median of $939k — $3,924 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's track & field programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26, that is 34 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (315 of 348 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 938, about the median of 987, with 92% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,895,018 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,613 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 348 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster79 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 34 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$310,014 for the year
- Operating expenses$193,043 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$3,924 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate938 multi-year; 976 latest
- Players retained92% year to year
- Eligible95% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,895,018 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,613 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$52,365 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Murphy head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school track & field players513,808 2024-25
- Division I roster spots33,139 348 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 16 6.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's track & field recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 29%
Women's Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $310,014 $3,924 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,895,018
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $52,365
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,024 in-state · $18,634 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 58 burglaries · 18 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
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Women's Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama in Huntsville Division II · Gulf South Conference | 6 | 102 | $598k | — | 74% | |
| University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 47 | 24 | $39k | — | 51% | |
| University of North Alabama Division I · United Athletic Conference | 63 | — | — | — | 96% | |
| Covenant College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South | 69 | 14 | $43k | — | 82% | |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division I · Southern Conference | 74 | 76 | $369k | 993 | 77% | |
| Middle Tennessee State University Division I · Conference USA | 74 | 71 | $1.4M | 981 | 68% | |
| Jacksonville State University Division I · Conference USA | 81 | 42 | $409k | 993 | 76% | |
| Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 86 | — | — | — | 62% | |
| Shorter University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 86 | 26 | $215k | — | 97% | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Division I · American Conference | 89 | 94 | $1.1M | 984 | 88% | |
| Miles College Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 92 | 16 | $104k | — | — | |
| Samford University Division I · Southern Conference | 92 | 93 | $1.4M | 974 | 82% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University 13 over cap | 58 | $1.1M | $18,607 | 941 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 28 over cap | 73 | $637k | $8,727 | 974 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 31 over cap | 76 | $569k | $7,480 | 965 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 22 over cap | 67 | $515k | $7,681 | 960 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 17 | 28 | $493k | $17,609 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 44 | $460k | $10,453 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 26 over cap | 71 | $405k | $5,706 | 982 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 31 over cap | 76 | $392k | $5,159 | 970 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 34 over cap | 79 | $310k | $3,924 | 938 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 12 | 33 | $231k | $6,988 | 991 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 16 | 29 | $163k | $5,627 | 949 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 4 | 41 | $142k | $3,465 | 964 | vs |
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